Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 20:31:27 -0400 From: Jud <judmarc@fastmail.fm> To: yussef <yussef@claygirl.org>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: booting into windows changes active partition on dualboot system Message-ID: <oprpwrqpj90cf2rk@fastmail.fm> In-Reply-To: <E19KEeT-0002OP-SU@samba.cox.net> References: <E19KEeT-0002OP-SU@samba.cox.net>
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On Mon, 26 May 2003 02:52:21 -0700, yussef <yussef@claygirl.org> wrote: > I have a dualboot system with freebsd 4.8 installed on the primary > slice, and win2k installed on the secondary slice. The OS' were > installed in this order. Ive installed many fbsd/win2k dualboot system= s > before [usually with windows as the primary slice, and bsd and the > secondary], always using the fbsd boot manager, and never having any > problems going between os's. However, on this system, as long as i boo= t > into bsd all is fine. But when i boot into windows, the windows slice > becomes the active slice, thus when i reboot, i cant access either > slice. i have to boot off a fbsd cd, then rewrite the bootmanager > [resetting the bsd slice to be the bootable slice]. The other option i= > have is to manually set the bsd partition as active, while still in bs= d, > then rebooting works fine. I've never seen this problem before, and th= o > i accept it as a sign from the unix gods as which os i should use ;) i= > would still like eliminate this issue. > thank you > > yussef You will have to install a boot manager capable of "fooling" Windows int= o = thinking it is booting from the first slice/partition. Grub is in the = ports system and works well. Smart Boot Manager has already been = suggested. GAG is a nice free boot manager that I use. BootItNG is a n= ice = shareware boot manager I did use for a long time. I haven't tried XOSL,= = but ISTR reading that it can do what you need. There, that should be enough choices to get started. :) Jud
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